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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS

Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2023

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Sunday, January 22

5:00pm

EARLY REGISTRATION (5:00PM-8:00PM)

Monday, January 23

8:00am	AiBUY DELEGATE LOUNGE (8:00am - 6:00pm) Lone Star Ballroom D-H CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM-10:00AM in Delegate Lounge) NEW TO THE SUMMIT TOUR (8:00am - 8:30am) Salon 5 REGISTRATION (8:00AM-6:00PM)
9:00am	SPEED NETWORKING (9:00am - 10:00am) Salon 3-4
10:00am	MASTERCLASS: PITCH LIKE A PRO (10:00am - 11:00am) Salon 5
11:00am	NETWORKING BREAK (11:00-11:10AM)
11:10am	OPENING REMARKS (11:10am - 11:15am) Salon 6-8
11:15am	KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: KATHLEEN FINCH (11:15am - 12:15pm) Salon 6-8
12:15pm	LUNCH WITH... (12:15pm - 1:30pm)
12:30pm	LUNCH (12:30-2:00PM in Delegate Lounge & Salon 3-4)
2:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: ALISON BARRAT, LOVE NATURE (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 403 30 MINUTES WITH: JENNA ROSA, NBCU - LIFESTYLE & DOCUSERIES (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 402 SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW UNSCRIPTED? (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Salon 5
2:45pm	NETWORKING BREAK (2:45PM-3:00PM)
3:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: LAURA CROWSON, DISCOVERY (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Room 403 30 MINUTES WITH: MAX MICALLEF, HISTORY (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Room 402 CASE STUDY: INSIDE THE ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES’ PHENOMENON (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Salon 5 SLOW PITCHING (*NEW FOR 2023) (3:00pm - 4:00pm) Salon ABC
4:00pm	COCKTAILS WITH... WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 409 COCKTAILS WITH... WE TV (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 408 GENRE JAMS - TRUE CRIME (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Room 402 THE RETURN OF THE AGENTS ROUNDTABLE (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Salon 5
5:00pm	REALSCREEN SUMMIT 25TH ANNIVERSARY OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL (5:00pm - 7:00pm) Salon 6-8

Tuesday, January 24

8:00am	AiBUY DELEGATE LOUNGE (8:00am - 6:00pm) Lone Star Ballroom D-H CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM-10:00AM in Delegate Lounge) REGISTRATION (8:00AM-6:00PM)
8:30am	BREAKFAST WITH... (8:30am - 9:30am)
9:30am	KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: ALEX GIBNEY (9:30am - 10:30am) Salon 6-8
10:30am	NETWORKING BREAK (10:30-10:45AM)
10:45am	GENRE JAMS - LIFESTYLE (10:45am - 11:30am) Room 403 MEET A MENTOR: PATRICK REARDON, JUPITER (10:45am - 11:30am) Room 402
11:30am	THE PROGNOSIS FOR PREMIUM DOCS (11:30am - 12:15pm) Salon 5
12:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: MEGHAN CASSIN, MAGNOLIA (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Room 402 30 MINUTES WITH: SAM LINTON, BLUE ANT MEDIA (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Room 403
12:30pm	LUNCH (12:30-2:00PM in Delegate Lounge & Salon 3-4)
2:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: ERICA DIAZ-GANT, INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 403 30 MINUTES WITH: JESSIE SPRINGER, NAT GEO WILD (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 402 MEDIA'S NEW ABNORMAL (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Salon 5 MEET A DISTRIBUTOR... (2:00pm - 3:00pm)
2:45pm	NETWORKING BREAK (2:45PM-3:00PM)
3:00pm	BORN AT REALSCREEN: THE STORY OF ‘ALONE’ (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Salon 5 MEET A MENTOR: ASHLEIGH DITONTO, TRAILBLAZER (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Room 402 SPEED PITCHING (3:00pm - 4:00pm) Salon ABC
4:00pm	COCKTAILS WITH... NICKELODEON (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 408 COCKTAILS WITH... REELZ CHANNEL (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 409 GENRE JAMS - PREMIUM DOCS (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Room 402 SUCCESS 2.0: WHAT IS A HIT IN A MULTI-PLATFORM WORLD? (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Salon 5
5:00pm	2023 REALSCREEN AWARDS (5:00pm - 6:30pm) Salon 6-8
6:30pm	2023 REALSCREEN AWARDS AFTER PARTY (6:30pm - 7:30pm) Salon 6-8

Wednesday, January 25

8:00am	AiBUY DELEGATE LOUNGE (8:00am - 6:00pm) Lone Star Ballroom D-H CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM-10:00AM in Delegate Lounge) REGISTRATION (8:00AM-6:00PM)
9:30am	KEYNOTE CONVERSATION WITH CHIP & JOANNA GAINES (9:30am - 10:30am) Salon 6-8
10:30am	NETWORKING BREAK (10:30-10:45AM)
10:45am	GENRE JAMS - NATURAL HISTORY (10:45am - 11:30am) Room 403 MEET A MENTOR: MELANIE CAPACIA JOHNSON, NEO STUDIOS (10:45am - 11:30am) Room 402
11:00am	PITCHING PARTNERS (11:00am - 12:00pm) Salon ABC
11:30am	THE BUYERS’ VIEW: NAVIGATING THE ROAD AHEAD (11:30am - 12:15pm) Salon 5
12:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: JENNIFER GORDON, TLC (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Room 403 30 MINUTES WITH: LOREN RUCH, HGTV (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Room 402
12:30pm	LUNCH (12:30-2:00PM in Delegate Lounge & Salon 3-4)
2:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: BETSY AYALA, FOOD NETWORK (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 402 30 MINUTES WITH: MARCIE HUME, A&E NETWORKS (2:00pm - 2:30pm) Room 403 FORMAT FOCUS: IT’S ALL ABOUT IP (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Salon 5
2:45pm	NETWORKING BREAK (2:45PM-3:00PM)
3:00pm	30 MINUTES WITH: BETSY SLENZAK & STEPHEN MANN (NBCU - GAME SHOW... (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Room 402 30 MINUTES WITH: JESSICA SCHMIEDCHEN, CBC (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Room 403 AFTER GEORGE FLOYD: THE POWER OF BLACK CONTENT IN UNSCRIPTED (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Salon 5 SPEED PITCHING (3:00pm - 4:00pm) Salon ABC
4:00pm	COCKTAILS WITH... ENTERTAINMENT ONE (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 408 COCKTAILS WITH... MAGNOLIA NETWORK (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Room 409 GENRE JAMS - SPORTS DOC (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Room 403 UNLOCKING AUDIENCE: DELIVERING CONTENT FOR, AND WITH, EVERYONE (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Salon 5
5:00pm	SUMMIT SHOWDOWN: INTERNATIONAL PITCH COMPETITION (5:00pm - 6:15pm) Salon 6-8

Thursday, January 26

8:00am	AiBUY DELEGATE LOUNGE (8:00am - 12:00pm) Lone Star Ballroom D-H CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (8:00AM-10:00AM in Delegate Lounge) REGISTRATION (8:00AM-12:00PM)
9:45am	BUCKLE UP! WEATHERING THE STORM (9:45am - 10:30am) Salon 5
10:30am	NETWORKING BREAK (10:30-10:45AM)
11:00am	SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS (11:00am - 11:45am) Salon 5

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